One of the FM's that show the Raymond Loewy design touches including the "half-moon" shaped window panes is spotted on a track at North Bergen roundhouse. The curved window panes were eliminated ... (more)

Here's another view of the 5800 in the North Bergen engine facility.

From Wikipedia: "The Lima LRS-1200 was a 1200hp road-switcher configured with a B-B wheel arrangement, built by Lima-Hamilton in '50. All 16 went to the NYC, a second order was outstanding at the... (more)

Giving equal time to the NYC fans on rp.net, here are some of John's views from a trip to the North Bergen engine facility of the NYC in April of '53, which is devoid of any evidence of steam at t... (more)

A staged crew poses with a duo of NYC E8's. These should see operation in the near future. Thanks to Steve Barry for the lighting!

A pair of New York Central E8As pose for a night shoot. Special thanks to Steve Barry for providing his Lumedyne system.

A pair of New York Central E8As pose for a night shoot. Special thanks to Steve Barry for providing his Lumedyne system.

After receiving its 200,000 mile / 10 year rollout inspection of its trucks this recent winter, NYC 3 is seen on its first Amtrak run of the year... and yes, I was fortunate enough to have the opp... (more)

Eng #4540, NYC 4-6-2 K-11e in the Dumont, N.J. yard waits its next departure for Weehawken. August, 1950 (Private donation)

A Richard Beal photo: BO Tower, controlling the diamond of the NYC-GTW-PRR in Kalamazoo looks a little nicer in this 1966 view. This tower is still active today, though slightly stripped down a... (more)

A Richard Beal photo: Loading at the depot, you can see the early piggybacks behind the E's

A Richard Beal photo: Looking west from US-131 (not the major highway it is now), a NYC passenger crosses 11th street. The farm is long gone and KL avenue in the background is now lined with st... (more)